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scuba123cliff
Sat Mar 24, 2007, 09:57 PM
Hi
On thursday i got hold of two wild heckels till now i havnt seen them eat i have tried h/heart,frozen bloodworm,live mozzie wrigglers,freeze dried t/worms and flake.They are in a tank with 2 other discus two are pigs.
Any thoughts
Cliff
the german
Sun Mar 25, 2007, 12:39 AM
hi cliff

heckel are not easy to keep,and when they are wild its sometimes very hard.they stay in stations in south aeica for several weeks without food and then the transport and the quarantine.
they also prefer a low ph,so maybe you try to get it down say arround 5.5

michael
scuba123cliff
Sun Mar 25, 2007, 12:50 AM
Ok should i bring the ph down slowly or just drop it straight down its at 6.8
the german
Sun Mar 25, 2007, 12:52 AM
no,very slow,when you have 6.8 try 6.0 first maybe it is enough.
what you use for bring it down?
scuba123cliff
Sun Mar 25, 2007, 12:57 AM
I can do a water change and put in ro water untill its at 6
the german
Sun Mar 25, 2007, 01:00 AM
but in ro water is nothing so you have to ad trace elements or similar.
i get my ph down with phosphoric acid ,very cheap and save(when you do it slowly)
scuba123cliff
Sun Mar 25, 2007, 01:05 AM
i thought that by adding ro water to tap water the trace elements were still there
the german
Sun Mar 25, 2007, 01:09 AM
they do,i have not much experience with ro water,in germany i never need it,i just guess when you ad more maybe you get to much ro water and get short of TE.
Merrilyn
Mon Mar 26, 2007, 11:02 AM
I assume these are wild caught heckels.

Some of them can be very difficult to feed. They often won't eat anything but live food.

Try to get them interested in live blackworm, live brine shrimp or small live garden worms.

Mosquito wrigglers are also good if you can find some.

Once you get them eating, you can gradually try to change them over to prepared food.
scott bowler
Mon Mar 26, 2007, 11:07 AM
cliff do you have any pic ? i would love to see them .. scott
samir
Mon Mar 26, 2007, 11:12 AM
cliff do you have any pic ? i would love to see them .. scott

me too
scuba123cliff
Tue Mar 27, 2007, 05:38 AM
wild heckel pics
scuba123cliff
Tue Mar 27, 2007, 05:41 AM
sorry guys bad pic will take more
scuba123cliff
Tue Mar 27, 2007, 06:06 AM
i think these are better
scuba123cliff
Tue Mar 27, 2007, 06:09 AM
ill get it soon last one is red spotted green/blue ???
the german
Tue Mar 27, 2007, 06:48 AM
very nice fish but i dont think they are wild,sorry.
the stripes are too thick,but they are very nice i like them
endless
Tue Mar 27, 2007, 08:23 AM
omg that is one awesome fish
scott bowler
Tue Mar 27, 2007, 11:48 AM
wow i love them they are awesome well done cliff . im green with envy , good stuff